Blog posts by zohra moosa: 2007
Worth more than a thousand
By zohra moosa | 5 December 2007, 23:12
In Jess’ round-up yesterday she included a link to the Daily Mail’s piece on sexist ads. Please can I draw your attention to the third picture which suggests that a wife deserves corporal punishment if she gets it wrong…
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More on rape
By zohra moosa | 28 November 2007, 22:38
Following on from Jess’ post about the Government’s proposed changes to rape trials, I wanted to flag a few additional points on the issue of rape. The first is the Fawcett Society’s response to the Government’s announcement which suggests that…
New resource for FEMinist activists
By zohra moosa | 21 November 2007, 12:32
Hopefully some of you had a chance to attend the fabulous FEM 07 Conference this year, which featured in February’s round-up by Jess. For those who didn’t make it, you can imagine you were there via Natalie Bennett’s review here….
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Un-spice your life
By zohra moosa | 21 November 2007, 11:30
Have you seen the Spice Girls’ new single? Called Headlines (Friendship Never Ends) (no, really), it was exclusively launched by the BBC to promote its annual Children in Need Appeal night. The programme, which aired on Friday, included a…
Fancy blogging?
By zohra moosa | 13 November 2007, 22:14
From 25 November to 10 December I will be running a new blog on the 16 Days of Activism on Violence Against Women on openDemocracy. And you’re invited! This year’s theme is ‘Demanding Implementation, Challenging Obstacles: End Violence Against…
I thought the personal was political
By zohra moosa | 9 November 2007, 00:04
What is the role of personal conviction when carrying out public service? The issue came up when Ruth Kelly MP was Minister for Women and Equalities and more recently in her new role. This week the Government has again provided…
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Powerful women
By zohra moosa | 31 October 2007, 23:38
Do you think there will ever be a day when a woman with power is not seen as a woman first? When it is so common that it is unexceptional, so that gender is as irrelevant as, say, the type…
Pro-choice actions you can take
By zohra moosa | 16 October 2007, 16:06
Following on from Lynn’s post about the current Parliamentary committee hearings on Abortion (which is due to report before Christmas), readers may be interested to know that the Human Tissue and Embryo Bill is due to go through Parliament in…
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Nights of power
By zohra moosa | 4 October 2007, 22:20
Laylat al-Qadr – the night of power – is considered to be the most powerful night of the year for Muslims. Occurring within the last 10 days of Ramadan, it is believed to be the night that the Qu’ran was…
Resisters and survivors kick back
By zohra moosa | 18 September 2007, 09:34
Thanks to the End Violence Against Women campaign, we know the statistics: Almost half of all women in England and Wales experience domestic violence, sexual assault or stalking in their life-time Two women a week are killed by their male…
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R.I.P.
By zohra moosa | 12 September 2007, 21:48
Anita Roddick, founder of the Body Shop, passed away a couple of days ago. I know lots of people have been turned off by the Body Shop in the past few years, annoyed at how many there are (almost as…
Pay me equally
By zohra moosa | 6 September 2007, 22:58
It has not been a good week for the struggle for equal pay. According to research from the Chartered Management Institute and from Remuneration Economics, the gender pay gap for managers of all levels across Britain has widened for the…
Long-live the assertiveness of WAGs?
By zohra moosa | 16 August 2007, 14:38
I nearly laughed out loud on reading today’s ‘news’ that some people hold in contempt footballers who ‘allow’ their wives and girlfriends to influence their life choices. According to the BBC, Roy Keane (Sunderland boss), believes that footballers who make…
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Race and gender in blogland
By zohra moosa | 10 August 2007, 11:50
There’s been a bit of noise recently about the lack of diversity in the blogsphere. It was triggered in part by the lack of coverage of the BlogHer ’07 conference, which brought together 800 women journalists and bloggers. According to…
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31 days of Brown
By zohra moosa | 2 August 2007, 10:49
With the parliamentary summer recess now upon us, the first chapter on the new Prime Minister and his new government is now closed. It is a good time to assess what he managed to do for women in his first…
Let's toast a more diverse Guardian Women
By zohra moosa | 21 July 2007, 10:32
I read with pleasure last Tuesday’s G2 headline celebrating 50 inspirational years of Guardian women. Published on the centenary of Mary Stott’s birthday, it was a welcome toast to women journalists, women editors and critical, reflective, feminist writing on politics…
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